Banksia undata var. undata

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Banksia undata var. undata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Banksia Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia Series: Banksia ser. Dryandra Species: B. undata Variety: B. undata var. undata
Trinomial name
Banksia undata A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele var. undata

Banksia undata var. undata is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

It was known as Dryandra praemorsa var. praemorsa until 2007, when all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. As there was already a plant named Banksia praemorsa (Cut-leaf Banksia), Mast and Thiele were forced to chose a new specific epithet; their choice, "undata", is from the Latin undatus ("undulate"), in reference to the wavy leaves. As the autonymic variety, the varietal name changed along with the specific name.

It grows in laterite and granitic soils between Clackline and Dwellingup in south west Western Australia. It flowers from August to October.

It is probably the most cultivated of all dryandras.

[edit] References

• Cavanagh, Tony and Margaret Pieroni (2006). The Dryandras. Melbourne: Australian Plants Society (SGAP Victoria); Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. ISBN 1-876473-54-1. 
• Mast, Austin R. and Kevin Thiele (2007). "The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany 20: 63–71. doi:10.1071/SB06016. 

[edit] External links

• Dryandra praemorsa Meisn. var. praemorsa. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
• Dryandra praemorsa Meisn. var. praemorsa. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
• Banksia undata A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele var. undata. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.